Chapter 5 - Heart Function Flashcards

1
Q

How does the heart contract

A

The heart beat is myogenic, it generates its own impulses to start at the SA node, the impulse then travels to the AV node where it pauses for the atria to contract, then it goes down the Bundle of His to the purkinje fibres for the ventricles to contract.

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2
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What is stroke volume?

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The volume of blood leaving the heart per beat.

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3
Q

What is ejection fraction?

A

Proportion of blood left in the ventricle after each beat.

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4
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What is cardio-output

A

Volume of blood leaving the left ventricle per minute

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5
Q

How do you calculate cardio-output?

A

stroke volume x heart rate

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6
Q

What is Starling’s Law?

A

The greater the venous return the greater the contraction strength

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7
Q

What detect changes in the blood?

A

chemoreceptors

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8
Q

How is the heart regulated?

A

The change in blood acidity is detected by the chemo-receptors, they send a message to the medulla oblongata. A message is sent down a nerve back to the SA node to readjust the heart rate.

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9
Q

What is hypertrophy / athletes heart?

A

The increase in the size of the heart due to training

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10
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What is Bradycardia?

A

the reduction in resting heart rate due to training

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11
Q

Explain this graph

A

This cardiovascular drift

An increase in heart rate that occurs during prolonged exercise that compensates for a decrease in stroke volume in an attempt to maibntain cardiac output

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12
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How does a lower resting heart rate affect oxygen delivery to muscles?

A

Less oxygen needed for contractions of heart

More oxygen available for muscle contractions

Increased heart rate range

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